Daily Republican., 1887-08-18
Live Republican Ideas.

The PsnnsylvaniA Republicans yes
terday placed the mselves upon ths
high road TO victory by the unexcep-
tionAbls nominations they made and
the ringing platform they adopted.
Not only have they done this but they
have looked ahead year and pressgsd
victory for 1888 BY placing James G.
Blaine before the people - their frat
choice for chief magistrate of the
United States. The Republican party
OF PennsylvAnia yesterday reafIirmed
their declaration Of 1886 OF submitting
the prohibitory constitutional amend.
mont TO , vote Of the people. An I'D.
vance step II the submission OF IN
amendment making suffrage free BY
the abolition Of the tax qualification fol
. vote. .-.
The tariff resolution has no unoer
tain ring about 1t. There is no strad
ding Of the fence about 1t. It declares
right out for . tariff for the sake oil
nurturlng American industries and for
the purpose OF projecting home labor
against foreign labor, Is wall as Its pro-
ducts. The party is In favor OF pro-
tectlng American workmen from the
unequal and unjust competition OF i'm
ported contract and pauper labor. II
bsres its knuokles and strikes Anarch-
ism deadly blow bet ween the eyes.
The platform 10 American away
down to the bottom by declaring for IN
American marine by the provision OF
bounttes upon exports and discriminAt-
ing duties ON imports In American bot.
toms.
The soldiers Of the Union are remem-
bered with gratitude and the govern.
ment 10 advised to enlarge the pension
list and distribute the treasury surplus
TO all honorsbly dischArged soldiers
who may Be In absolute need OF public
aid.
The present Democratic admlnistra-
tion is boldly arralgned and charged
with imbecilisy excep; in the dlsplaoe.
ment Of honest and trusted Republican
officials. 1t to held up TO public gaze
~ an Administration that has no policy
beyond expediency, 10 principle beyond
the establishment OF Its SUCCESSOR, and
I'm order to preserve . solid Dsmo.
cratic South President Cleveland has
endeAvored TO nurture section Alism by
the preference to distinguish station OF
soldiers prominent In the effort to de.
stroy the Government, by his refusal to
sanction pensions to soldiers eminent In
efforts to sustain it, and by his PROPOSE
tton to take from among the natioual
trophies the banners OF as extinct
military power won by q lavish expen-
diture OF the blood and treasure of the
country, TO surrender them TO those
whom he supposed to inherit Its preju
dice, and who were without either de-
sire or authority to recsve shem."
The following resolution Ia worth
Publishing In full. 1. strikes . popu-
lar chord In Delaware:
"The Republicans of Pennsylvania.
the native State Of Hon. James g.
Blaine, will view With high pleasure
his nomination for ths presidency 10
the campaign of 1888. Accident can
not abste the love of great party nor
the I'D mirAtion of q great people for q
statesman true alike to his convictions
and to his country"
Home Rule for Ireland receives tn
following endorsement:
"Resolved, That the Republican
party of Pennsylvania In cony ention
assem- oled extend to the Hon. William
e. Glad stone, Hon. Charles Stewart
Parnell and their associates It's pro
found sympathy md hearty concur
renee In their great and earnes. efforts
to secare to the people Of Ireland indie.
pendence and liberty OF action for them.
selves In political affairs and their
struggle to secure free government, and
bid them cheerful Godspsed in this
great work of humanity
There is lie and vlgor In platform
like this, and they will com mend
themselves to the honest, Intelligent
voters not only OF Pennsylvania bat of